An Evening with Tom Heap

Thursday 18th March

7.30pm

£22.50 (over 16) £11.50 (under 16)

 

Join BBC Countryfile presenter and award-winning environmental journalist Tom Heap at The Corn Hall Diss for an inspiring and optimistic look at the future of energy.

 

For years, the climate debate has focused on sacrifice. Tom Heap believes it's time for a different conversation, one that's about lower bills, greater energy security, and giving power back to communities.

 

As houses generate their own electricity, villages invest in local energy projects, and renewable technology becomes cheaper than ever before, the transition away from fossil fuels is no longer just an environmental necessity, it's an economic opportunity.

 

For a rural market town like Diss, the questions are especially relevant. How can communities benefit from clean energy? What does the future hold for East Anglia's countryside? And how can local people take a greater role in shaping where their energy comes from?

 

Drawing on his work for BBC Countryfile, BBC Radio 4's Rare Earth, and Sky News' The Climate Show, Tom explores how solar and wind power are transforming the way we live, work and power our communities. Along the way, he'll challenge some of the biggest myths surrounding green energy, climate action, and Britain's path to net zero, while offering a refreshingly practical and hopeful vision of the future. Expect surprising stories, fascinating insights, and plenty of reasons to feel optimistic.

 

In this event, Tom will explore:

 

From an oil refinery in his garage to wood stronger than steel, Tom brings humour, insight and unexpected revelations to one of the most important conversations of our time.

 

The mood may be bleak, but the facts are bright.

More sunlight. Less gaslight. Let's go.

 

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